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Q WITNESSES UNITED STATESv PATENT OFF-ICE.

FRED RICK E. ALLEN,"OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSieNoR OF ONE- HALF TOPATRICK J. RYAN, OF SAME PLACE.

.BROOM-HOLDER.

I SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent No. 512,597, dated.January 9, 1894.

I Application filed May 27, 1893. Serial No. 475,741. (No model.)

the art to which it appertains' to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of thisspecification.

My invention relates to improvements in holders for brushes, brooms andsimilar articles of that class or description to be fastened to a wallor other support and in which-the article suspended is held in place byspring actuated arms. I Y

The object of the present invention is to provide a novel constructionof holder of the above character which shall be not only very efficientin use but shall also present an ornamental appearance.

The invention consists essentially in the image of ahuman being oran'animal adapted to be secured to a wall or other support having arecess in the back and with the legs extended and bent at the kneesforming guides for the articles to be suspended or held, a shaft locatedin said recess provided with a coiled spring and the arms secured tosaid shaft and adapted to embrace and hold an article inserted betweenthe guide legs, as hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a front view of a broom orbrush holder constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is aback view of the same. Fig. 3 is a central vertical section.

In the said drawings the reference numeral 1 designates the image havingthe legs 2 spread apart and bent at the knees thus form ing guides forthe article to be held or sus-- pended. .At the back the image is formedwith a recess 3, in which is located an oscillatory Shaft 4, the ends ofwhich are journaled in slots 5, and project a short distance beyond thesides of the image. This shaft is provided at its centervwith a pin 6,which engages with a loop 7 of a spring 8, coiled .around the shaft theends of which press against the interior of the image. Wires 9 securedto the image engage with the journals of said shaft and hold it in itsbearings. The numeral 10 designates the arms secured to the shaft at theshoulders having the forearms bent inwardly and the hands securedtogether.

The numeral 12 denotes a hole for the passage of a nail, screw or otherfastening device. The operation will be readily understood: The image issecured to a wall as seen in the position shown in Fig. 1, and thearticle to be held is passed between the legs which guide it to the armsby which it is embraced and through the medium of the coiled spring isheld tightly clasped to the breast and prevented from accidentaldisplacement.

The above construction not only provides .a very useful and efficientdevice for holding brooms andbrushes .but it also presents a pleasingappearance to the eye.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- Aholder for brooms,brushes and othersimilar articles consisting of an image formed with arecess in its back and a hole for the passage of a fastening device, thelegs formed integral with the body and spread apart and bent at theknees forming guides for the article to.

be held, the spring actuated shaft located in said recess and journaledin the sides thereof, and the arms secured to said shaft the forearms ofwhich are bent inwardly and the FREDERICK E. ALLEN.

Witnesses P. J RYAN, T. E. CLARK.

